New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-20
TRYING TO RESCUE THE PRESIDENT
,ENAToR prGU's MIGHTY TAsK-THE ALABAMIAN

| SENATOR PCGHS MIGHTY
| OPPOSED TO FREE IRON ORE.
WASHINGTON Dee. 10 (Sp,cidt-It Is said that enc Of
the most advanced Democratic free traders whose coun
sci 10 frequently sought by tho occupant OF the WHO
House. In speaking OF Mr. Clevslands annual message
said It's all could Do to catch to the old mans
coattas; II We hadn't, by the Lord Harry, nc wouu
| have away from us completely
This fact seems to have been partially recognized at
the White House where the storm OF protest and ndg
nation with whieE the message was received could not
have failed to leave some impression. The President
therefore asked Senator Pugb, In whom no has great
confidence and whs than other Senator 81 the
Democratic side Of the chamber has labored TO oring
about reconciliation between the President and tAs
disafected ones. to ampifv and explain away In the
Senate and In public whenever practicable such por-
tons Of the message as seemed little too advanced toe
radical or toe much in the interest OF British flair"
trade This task Mr. Pugh performed to-day Win great
Btousness but with little success. Whom he
began unfolding his spesch which lay enclosed in same
dirty sheets Of newspaper stampede OF the Senate 10
the cloak room Immediately ensuei and tho restaurant
down stairs did thriving business for over three
hours At the end of that tive Mr. Pngh had less than
bakers dozen OF listeners. all OF them on the Dems-
cratic side lie prefacsd his speech with the following
resolutions:
Resolced and pressing dnty Of Tho
Inc internal tax and tarTaws as the annual
to be collected thereom the necessary wants oil 's
nature SeSs ana discharge it. .Ts Of
ar bns,nes or with subject
interfering with TIE inst rights OF
the duties 10 share in the JOINT
product Of labor aud capital employed In American
mining and manu'acturn 10 The I'm MEASURE OF
ensas.i similar indusirio. in Europe
hr Of c0 .5ssS
until after the OF such remedial laws as are sPooe"
IN the foregoing resolution
In the course of argument Mr. Pugh asked whether
Congress would wipe cut all Iaternal Revenue taxes
and allow tho TO be raised on trlH
imports alone. lie had clearer or stronger
conviction than the conviction that the whisky
lax was perfectly Just and wholly unOblsction
able cxcept the ground that it was direct tax
had heard any valid reason. and did net be
licve there any valid reason. why tho whskcJ
drinkers should I've relieved from the payment OF THIS
tax and why the which 1t yielded shsdi w cA
tortod by tariff from the OF necessities or
lite He OF better 10 which NnisseT '"ui
be applied than tn the production OF t?O,o Oooo" i
Ia pay pensions and interest," on to
war debt isstsad OF sXisrtng that amount from the
consumption Of imported articles lho nsst
defiant promising advocates OF free whishey
the ma nuf srtursrs OF protected articles
As general comproAise lie w"uli repeal me intcrna
tar Tobacco " tine sole That fobdccs an
agricultural product and let the tax Oh whSkcy sanl
for future Confederation He declared That M w"uld |
vote for duty article manufactured In Tho |
Uni ed states that weull cripple ant hoMe l'diSlN ct
the free list chemicals and raw wsol OF all low gia.s
aud salt. AMI might I've willing to 1T oher articles lie
list The dong wOu he Rear Tel by ne or lana
and workers 81 Alabama Tsuucssry. virginia
ami West Virginia ~ IA act OF unjust as rhlhni'n III
favor Of foreign As 10 pig lfSa on NhtH
SO ~ he believed thf' any
per would b. ample He made these remarks
show that there was not the saN danger 10 ih' IRON
and pig Interests from any reduction oi TIE "li
Attic close Of Mr. Pu.h's remarks tho resolution WAS
ordsre 10 lie on the table.